The Daily Herald

September 13, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) Member of Parliament (MP) Veronica Jansen-Webster and Democratic Party (DP) MP Dimar Labega recorded the highest attendance in Parliament’s 2025-2026 public-meeting attendance records, with 38 attendance records each,...

September 13, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Parliament had Cg. 13,719,670 at its disposal for 2025 and spent Cg. 13,304,941, with salaries and related costs of Members of Parliament (MPs) and faction staff accounting for the largest share of spending at 47.55%, according to Parliament’s 2025-2026 Annual Rep...

September 13, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--The National Alliance (NA) faction submitted the most letters with written questions among parliamentary factions during the 2025-2026 parliamentary year, with 50, while the Soualiga Action Movement (SAM) submitted none. Democratic Party (DP) MP Sarah Wescot-Willi...

September 13, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Staff shortages caused by turnover, retirement and maternity leave placed considerable pressure on the day-to-day operations of Parliament’s Secretariat during the 2025-2026 parliamentary year, with staff often “stretching itself thin” to keep the institution func...

September 13, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Parliament held two fewer public meetings and 23 fewer committee meetings in the 2025-2026 parliamentary year compared with 2024-2025, a combined decline of 25 meetings, according to Parliament’s 2025-2026 Annual Report published on Saturday, September 12, 2026. P...

September 11, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Parliament will sit in a plenary session today, Friday, September 11 at 10.00am in the General Assembly Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The agenda points are: 1. Incoming documents 2. Advice regarding the installation and composition of the Permanent a...

September 11, 2026

CAY HILL--La Policía de Sint Maarten (KPSM), en estrecha colaboración con el Departamento de Aduanas, la Real Gendarmería (KMAR) y el Departamento de Inmigración de Sint Maarten, llevó a cabo una operación coordinada en un hotel de la zona de Cay Hill. Esta operación conjunta...

September 11, 2026

Theo Heyliger   CAY HILL--Former Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger is currently hospitalised at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC), “The Daily Herald” understands. Heyliger, who is currently incarcerated at Pointe Blanche Prison, was taken to the hospital after experienci...

September 11, 2026

Bernadette Venthou-Dumaine. ST. MARTIN--Bernadette Venthou-Dumaine, an independent Territorial Councillor, school principal and teacher who undertook training at Sciences Po Paris during her term of office, officially filed her candidacy for the Senate election on the morning...

September 10, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Former Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Richinel Brug says he intends to contest the next parliamentary election and has not ruled out starting his own political party, following what he described as strong support from members of the p...

September 10, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Darryl York is making a second draft initiative law on succession land, along with legislation on child protection and animal welfare, priorities for the new Parliamentary Year, which opened on Tuesday.   York...

September 10, 2026

POND ISLAND--The University of St. Martin (USM) is inviting the public to attend Lit Night at USM today, Thursday from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Attendees are encouraged to wear yellow as a show of hope, support and solidarity on World Suicide Prevention Day. The event will take pla...

September 10, 2026

Official sign KRALENDIJK--The Public Entity of Bonaire OLB unveiled an official name sign for Plasa Machi Mimi. Commissioner Dennis Martinus did the honours in the presence of her family and the Acting Director of Spatial Planning and Development. It regards a well-known histo...